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Arizona State University

* concerning this article should be addressed to Gary W. Ladd or Sarah L. Herald-Brown, P.O. Box 853701, School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-3701. Electronic mail may be sent to gary.ladd@asu.edu or to sarah.herald@asu.edu.

This investigation was conducted as part of the Pathways Project, a larger longitudinal investigation of children’s social/psychological/scholastic adjustment in school contexts that is supported by the National Institutes of Health (1 RO1MH-49223, 2-RO1MH-49223, and R01HD-045906 to Gary W. Ladd). Special appreciation is expressed to all the children and parents who made this study possible and to members of the Pathways Project for assistance with data collection. Portions of this study were reported in a master’s thesis that was completed by Sarah L. Herald-Brown at Arizona State University, and the authors gratefully acknowledge committee members Becky Kochenderfer-Ladd and William Fabricius for their cogent contributions.